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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicHyderabadi biryani

Topic: Hyderabadi biryani

What makes someone a Hyderabadi—Irani chai, biryani, Nizam nostalgia, or Dakhni?

A topic that many Hyderabadis have stopped talking about due to generational trauma is Operation Polo—the military action through which Hyderabad was annexed to India in 1948.

Hyderabad takes its food very seriously. TasteAtlas list gets it horribly wrong

International food guide TasteAtlas ranked Hyderabad 50th in its ‘100 Best Food Cities’ category, but its list of recommendations would make any Hyderabadi’s blood boil.

Forget Hyderabad hype. Bengaluru biryani scene has gone unnoticed

Many other south Indian biryanis deserve their place at the table, even as the self-appointed ‘experts’ continue to scoff. One of the best places to try a whole variety is Bengaluru.

Ex-IAS officer Pratibha Karan’s book launch was all about making the humble dal cosmopolitan

At Delhi's Olive Bar & Kitchen, the posh crowd jostled and pushed each other to know more about dal. And Vir Sanghvi as guest of honour infused elite enthusiasm.

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Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.